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Elegoo Launches the Stripped-Down Centauri 2
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (297+ words) When Elegoo released the original Centauri Carbon, it was a pleasant surprise and instantly went to the top of my list of the best budget 3 D printers. The Centauri Carbon 2 offered similar value, plus a decent filament swapping system. And…...
Million-Dollar PCBA Precision for Just $200
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (213+ words) The operator controls a four-axis gantry using a pair of joysticks. One joystick handles movement in the X and Y directions, while the other controls Z-height and nozzle rotation. Vacuum nozzles mounted on the toolhead pick up and place components,…...
The Fully Automatic Craftphilia Tufting Machine Launches on Kickstarter With a Bang
1+ week, 3+ day ago (244+ words) Craftphilia is to tufting what Cricut is to drawing or vinyl cutting. Where your handwriting may be imperfect, a Cricut can write with a pen with perfect computer-controlled precision. In the same way, Craftphilia can perform perfect tufting and your…...
Layer-Free, Ultra-Fast 3 D Printing Is Now Available to You
1+ week, 4+ day ago (400+ words) There are many different 3 D printing processes, but they all have one thing in common: layers. They may not all have flat layers, but they all work by building up material layer-by-layer. That limits 3 D printing to the speed at…...
Give Your Camera Work Robotic Cleanliness By Building Lewis Aburrow's 3 D-Printed Slider
1+ week, 4+ day ago (371+ words) Give Your Camerawork Robotic Cleanliness By Building Lewis Aburrow's 3 D-Printed Slider Hackster. io Please ensure that Java Script is enabled in your browser to view this page. Maker Lewis Aburrow has designed a 3 D-printable robotic camera slider for pro-level cinematic-grade…...
The Maker's Toolbox: Focalab Vario Laser Machine Review
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1865+ words) Focalab is a new player on the scene, but they're entering the consumer laser market with a bang. They sent me a pre-production Vario to test and I'm going to tell you all about it. The Focalab Vario is a…...
Simone Carriero's Makerplot 3 D-Printable Plotter Gets a Serious Upgrade: Meet Makerplot 2. 0
1+ week, 4+ day ago (335+ words) Hackster. io Please ensure that Java Script is enabled in your browser to view this page. Maker Simone Carriero is back with another 3 D-printable pen plotter design, the Makerplot 2. 0 " a full redesign of the original Makerplot, designed to offer the…...
Gavin Kohn's 3 D-Printed Spectrometer Turns a DSLR and Three Lenses Into an Optical Science Tool
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (183+ words) Maker Gavin Kohn has released a guide to turning a digital SLR camera into a spectrometer for measuring any light's spectral output, from LEDs to stars " by combining a trio of lenses and a pair of razor blades. A spectrometer…...
The Veltoc Model 01 Elevates DIY Environmental Monitoring
2+ week, 2+ day ago (414+ words) Hackster. io Please ensure that Java Script is enabled in your browser to view this page. If you own a soldering iron and a drawer full of development boards, there is a good chance you've already built an environmental monitor....
Formlabs Launches the $84, 999 Fuse X1 3 D Printer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (280+ words) The Formlabs target market has never been hobbyists, or even prosumers. They've always had professional and industrial buyers in mind, and their prices reflect that. If you have any doubt about their business model, consider the just-launched Fuse X1 that costs…...